A psychological perspective on data processing in cognitive group awareness tools

Schnaubert, L.; Harbarth, L.; Bodemer, D.

Abstract

Cognitive Group Awareness Tools are a means to support collaboration processes by providing learners with knowledge-related information about learning partners or the group. Targeting cognitive rather than behavioral variables allows these tools to go beyond observable processes. Thus, tool designers have to make a number of relevant decisions on how to select, collect, transform and present the group awareness information. Because these decisions are so manifold, existing tools differ vastly and it is near to impossible to compare overall tool effects. Thus, in this paper, we conducted a literature search returning 25 papers describing 18 cognitive Group Awareness Tools. We then analyzed these tools with regard to data processing from a psychological perspective to identify key decisions that may affect the learners’ collaborative learning processes. This allows us to systematically disentangle the effects of specific data processing decisions on tool functions to ultimately deduce guidelines for tool design. © ISLS.

Citation

Schnaubert, L., Harbarth, L., & Bodemer, D. (2020, June). A psychological perspective on data processing in cognitive group awareness tools. Presented at 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020
• Start Date: Jun 19, 2020
• End Date: Jun 23, 2020
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2020
• Deposit Date: Mar 21, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 24, 2023
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 951-958
• Series ISSN: 1573-4552
• Book Title: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences : 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, Volume 2
• ISBN: 9781732467262
• Keywords: Computer science; Computers; Collaboration process; Collaborative learning process; Group awareness; Literature search; Tool designers; Tool designs; Data handling; Cognitive group awareness tools; CSCL; Data processing
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/18521543
• Publisher URL: https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/6839
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